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Our brand new website is almost finished! As of late last week at Progressive Home Services we launched our new website allowing home buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals alike to ask questions and post comments about regularly updated pertinent information to the home and inspection in...
02/23/2009
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"According to a report received by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), approximately 60 children between the ages of 2 and 14 have been trapped and killed under automatic garage doors since March 1982. This is approximately four such deaths per year. Other children have suffered b...
02/20/2009
Although we are almost exiting the winter months, I think it is still important to address a furnace recall that was issued last month by the USPC. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Rheem Manufacturing Company issued a recall as of January 2009, for oil fire...
02/19/2009
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More than 13,000 fires a year start in laundry room in the United States. It is estimated that nearly 4,000 of these fires arise from lint buildup that occurs due to homeowners failing to to clean their dryer ducts. If those facts aren't enough to make you want to clean your dyer duct regularly, ...
02/17/2009
Roofing Terms are somtimes areas of an inspection that are not thoroughly explained; I am guilty of this also. Sometimes during an inspection as I perform what I like to call the exterior perimeter walk, and a client is attending the inspection I will be explaining the positive or negative attrib...
02/17/2009
What is a TPR valve? Or better yet what is that thing at the top of the water heater? These are common questions that are asked by many during an inspection. A TPR valve or temperature pressure relief valve is a device that is placed on water heaters to allow the discharge of excessive pressure, ...
02/16/2009
What is a GFCI Outlet? A GFCI or ground fault circuit interrupter outlet is a device that adds greater safety by reducing the risk of electrical shock. Most current building codes now require that a GFCI outlet be placed in all areas of the home that may become wet such as kitchens, bathrooms, l...
02/15/2009
Welcome to the Progressive Home Services blog, my name is Randy King the main inspector and owner of Progressive Home Services LLC serving greater Mankato Minnesota and surrounding areas including the twin cities. I will regularly be posting new information in my blog. The information that I hope...
02/15/2009
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